Women in Film

I was sent this great link today to The Hot Pink Pen, which is a website that advocates for female directors and screenwriters, who are often overlooked by the mainstream media.

This is really a fabulous website, and important issue for the entertainment industry, as there is often a dearth of women who are recognized in the industry.

Take Slumdog Millionaire for example:

According to the Internet Movie Database, Danny Boyle is the director of Slumdog Millionaire and Loveleen Tandan is his “co-director,” but this morning the Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated Danny Boyle, and Danny Boyle alone, for a Golden Globe award in the “Best Director” category.Question: If Loveleen Tandan was Danny Boyle’s co-director then, why isn’t she his co-nominee now?